operates

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perform, function v.
manage, use v.
perform surgery v.

VERB

perform, function

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve act complete conduct do engage keep move produce promote run serve take transport work

STRONG

accomplish advance behave bend benefit burn click compel concern contact contrive convey cook determine direct enforce exert finish fulfill go hit hum influence lift ordain percolate proceed progress react revolve roll spin tick turn

WEAK

act on be in action bring about carry on get results produce a result

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abstain cease consume destroy discontinue disenchant dishonor fail give give up halt hold idle ignore let go lose miss neglect receive refrain refuse reject release remain repulse stop

STRONG

abandon begin create decrease drop hesitate hinder maintain overlook retreat retrogress start steady

VERB

manage, use

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administer conduct drive handle keep play run work

STRONG

command maneuver manipulate ordain pilot ply steer wield

WEAK

be in charge be in driver's seat be in saddle call the play call the shots call the signals carry on hold the reins make go pull the strings pull the wires run the show run things sit on top of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

halt mismanage neglect stop

STRONG

leave alone

VERB

perform surgery

Synonyms

STRONGEST

explore set

STRONG

amputate cut excise remove transplant treat

WEAK

carve up open up

Example Sentences

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operates

“All this comes in and this thing operates at a level of precision that is scary.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

Corporate records filed in Hong Kong list her as a director of Nanjing Lingxing Technology, which operates the popular T3 ride hailing platform in China.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

The group is also known as Shahid Kaveh, a unit of Iran’s cyber command under which it operates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Alessandri, the former head of the Joint Intelligence Committee, said: "Climate change and nature loss are increasingly shaping the security environment in which the UK operates."

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

She showed her that a magnet operates within a field, increasing in strength the closer one comes to its poles.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

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